Chapter 74: Astonishing Discovery

In the misty morning of the autumn mountain forest, the light fog gradually dissipated.

At a glance, the maple leaves were fiery red, the stream was clear, and the layers of colors painted a vibrant autumn scene.

This place was already at the outermost edge of the Lianyun Mountains. Moving forward would lead to the picturesque mountains of Tangzhou. This location was at the intersection of Tangzhou, Wuzhou, and Yunzhou, far from the hunting area.

"Where is the secret base?" Ding Hao looked around inside the Star Absorption Stone.

The grass was green, the path was winding, and at the end of the path, there was only a large bluestone, empty and desolate.

Da Huang walked to this spot, looked around, then threw the Star Absorption Stone by the roadside. His figure flashed, and he disappeared.

Inside the Star Absorption Stone.

Da Huang asked, "Is that Du Huo trying to trick us?"

This grass dog, ever since being deceived by Song Que, now saw everyone as a liar.

Ding Hao said, "The description here matches what Du Huo described. He said there is a hidden array concealing the secret base, so he probably didn't lie. Let's wait and see."

The Star Absorption Stone lay quietly by the roadside, and no one knew that inside, there were a pair of human eyes and a pair of dog eyes watching the outside.

The outside was very quiet; no one would have guessed there was a secret base here.

Ding Hao raised his hand and took out Du Huo's Spirit Treasure Pouch.

The biggest difference between a Spirit Treasure Pouch and a Storage Pouch is that the Spirit Treasure Pouch has a lock! Even if the original owner is dead, one must erase the spiritual awareness to open it.

"Forget it, let's wait until I reach the Qi Condensation stage." His innate cultivation was not enough to erase Du Huo's divine consciousness, so he could only wait.

Ding Hao stayed inside the Star Absorption Stone for a whole day, until the moon was high in the sky, and there was still no sign of movement outside.

Ding Hao finally couldn't wait any longer and released the oil lamp.

"Du Huo, did you lie to me?" Ding Hao lit the soul fire.

"No, I really didn't!" Du Huo's face turned pale with fear.

Ding Hao angrily said, "You said the Bamboo Demon Immortal Masters enter the array during the day and leave at night. Why have I waited a whole day and night without seeing anyone enter or leave?"

Du Huo said, "Ancestor Ding, I really didn't lie! The Bamboo Demons really do enter during the day and leave at night!"

Ding Hao didn't care and poured another three spoonfuls of lamp oil, causing Du Huo to suffer terribly. He temporarily spared him.

While Ding Hao was enduring the wait, a thousand miles away, in the native city, the Tang Family Trading Company, the white-haired and bearded Tang Daizhang received news.

"What? The four Immortal Masters of the Bamboo Demon Tribe are all dead, even the Fifth Layer Qi Condensation Elder Miao is dead?" Tang Daizhang was shocked.

In front of him stood the young man from the Bamboo Demon Tribe, who said, "That's right. Because of the appearance of the Immortal Masters from the Upper Realm, they killed our four elders."

"Immortal Masters from the Upper Realm?" Tang Daizhang's eyes flashed with anger, his white beard fluttering. He slammed the table like a lion and said fiercely, "It must be that little brat Ding Hao! The little brat conspired with the Immortal Masters of the Upper Realm, the rebels! It must be so; I've always said that keeping this little brat would be a disaster!"

The young man from the Bamboo Demon Tribe said, "Our leader has already reported this to the Nine Provinces Academy, but on the Tang Family side, we may not be able to help for now."

"Ah, you've done your best. Who would have thought that little brat would conspire with the rebels of the Upper Realm." Tang Daizhang picked up a Spirit Treasure Pouch from the table and said, "This is a token of appreciation, a small gesture. I hope Elder Miao's family and friends can take comfort."

The young man from the Bamboo Demon Tribe took it with both hands and turned to leave.

Watching him go, Tang Daizhang slapped the table and muttered to himself, "How did that little brat conspire with the Immortal Masters of the Upper Realm!" As he said this, his eyes flashed with anger, and he sneered, "You will only die faster! Ding Hao, you humiliated me in public; this grudge must be avenged!"

...

Another morning, the mountain forest was shrouded in mist.

Ding Hao had spent another night, and finally, he saw some movement.

Two men walked down the path. One was tall, the other short, both at the late innate stage, wearing clothes with the character "Tang," clearly employees of the Tang Family Trading Company.

As they walked, the tall one said, "Another three months. Every time I go into the mountains, my wife makes a fuss. Do you think she thinks I have a mistress in the mountains?"

The short one laughed, "Women are all like that. If you don't beat them for three days, they'll tear the roof off."

These two were the new batch coming to relieve the others. They walked side by side to the end of the path, where the bluestone stood, and each took out their waist badges.

At this moment, a large yellow dog ran out from behind the bluestone.

"Hey, look, whose dog ran out?" the short one said, his eyes sharp.

The tall one, holding his waist badge, turned back and said, "Ignore it, it's just a stray dog." As he said this, he was about to scan his waist badge on the bluestone.

However, the yellow dog came to the short one's feet and rubbed against his leg with its nose.

The short one quickly pulled the tall one and said, "Tang Cai, this dog seems to have a connection with us. It's boring in the base all day, why not bring it in..."

The tall one, Tang Cai, looked around and said, "Tang Bao, bringing a stray dog in is against the rules! The Second Manager will have something to say!"

Tang Bao said, "What's to be afraid of? It's just a yellow dog, not a demon beast! Besides, even if it were a demon beast, with the Second Manager and Elder Bamboo inside, what's there to fear?"

Tang Cai hesitated and said, "What if the Second Manager asks?"

"Say it's my pet, brought to pass the time."

Tang Cai said, "Alright, keeping it for three months will be perfect for winter. We can have a hotpot of dog meat when we leave!"

The two agreed, and the short one bent down to open his Storage Pouch. The yellow dog was very obedient and jumped into the short one's Storage Pouch.

Then the short one stood up, and both men scanned their waist badges on the bluestone.

A strange scene unfolded. The seemingly ordinary bluestone emitted a greenish glow, which scanned over their waist badges. After a moment, a narrow crack appeared in the air in front of them.

Tang Bao said, "Don't look, it's us!"

An eye appeared in the crack, saw Tang Cai and Tang Bao, and the crack slowly widened into a small door. Inside, two Tang Family employees stood.

Tang Cai and Tang Bao walked in.

The employees inside greeted them with a smile, "We've been waiting for you for days. Your wives can't hold back."

Tang Cai laughed, "What's to be afraid of? If they can't hold back, they'll find a man."

"Your wife is the one who finds a man." The two employees had already packed their things and left.

After they left, Tang Cai said, "Let's go report to the Second Manager first."

Tang Bao whispered, "The dog..."

Tang Cai said, "Let it out first."

Tang Bao released Da Huang, patted his head, and said, "Don't run around." The two then walked towards the wooden building ahead.

After being released, Da Huang turned around a few times to check the situation. He then found a corner and spat out the Star Absorption Stone.

Without a doubt, this was Ding Hao's plan, using people's fondness for small animals to infiltrate. Of course, if Tang Cai and Tang Bao hadn't fallen for it, Ding Hao would have jumped out and killed them, seizing their waist badges!

Fortunately, Ding Hao didn't have to do that. This array was very secretive, and even with the waist badges, it was useless! After scanning the waist badges on the bluestone, someone inside had to confirm, or one couldn't enter!

This array was so secretive and cautious, what could be inside?

The Star Absorption Stone fell to the ground, and Ding Hao could see through it.

He didn't expect to be so shocked when he looked!

Inside the array, the scene was completely different from the outside!

From the outside, the end of the path was just a large bluestone, with nothing else. But inside, the path continued through the array, leading to a wooden building in the distance.

The array covered an area of more than ten acres, with two buildings. Around the buildings were many trees, but the most prominent was a square, light-shielded array in the center of this space!

"There's an array inside the array!" Ding Hao exclaimed.

He looked into the square light-shielded area...

"This is..." Ding Hao's eyes flashed with excitement!

"Could it be..."

Inside the square light-shielded area, there was a huge tree stump!

This tree stump was quite large, about dozens of steps in diameter, and it would take at least a hundred people to encircle it by holding hands. The tree stump was as tall as a building, and in the center, there was a large depression, like a raised swimming pool, filled with a bright, clear liquid!

"I never thought the Tang Family Trading Company would plant it here!" Ding Hao couldn't believe that in a corner of the Lianyun Mountains, at the intersection of three provinces, he would encounter such a treasure!

But thinking about it, it made sense why no one had discovered the Tang Family's secret until now!

Soon, Tang Cai and Tang Bao came out of the two-story building. As they walked, Tang Cai complained, "These two are so lazy! They didn't even load a batch before leaving!"

Tang Bao said, "Stop complaining, let's get to work. Someone will come to pick up the goods in a few days."

The two walked into another building and pushed out a small cart. The cart was filled with small green gourds. They pushed the cart to the central light-shielded area, and Tang Cai turned back and said, "Second Manager, open the door."

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a mustache appeared at the window of the building. He waved his hand, and a yellow light flew out, which was a yellow talisman.

The yellow talisman flew and stuck to the light-shield, and a small door opened at the bottom of the light-shield...

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